Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84
कामो हि नरकायैव सर्वेषां प्राणिनां ध्रुवम् । दुःखरूपी ह्यनंगोऽयं जानीध्वं मम भाषितम्
kāmo hi narakāyaiva sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ dhruvam | duḥkharūpī hyanaṃgo'yaṃ jānīdhvaṃ mama bhāṣitam
خواہشِ کامنا یقیناً تمام جانداروں کو نرک کی طرف لے جاتی ہے۔ یہ بے جسم کام درحقیقت دکھ کی صورت ہے—میرے اس قول کو تعلیم جان کر سمجھو۔
Śiva (Śaṃbhu/Mahādeva) (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva delivers a stern teaching: desire leads beings toward hell; Kāma, though bodiless, is suffering itself—his words ring as a moral proclamation.
FAQs
Unchecked desire becomes a cause of bondage and suffering; one should recognize its painful consequences and cultivate restraint.
It is situated within the Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedarnath region narrative), but the verse itself is a universal teaching rather than a tirtha-legend.
No direct ritual is mentioned; it emphasizes inner discipline.